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1 Kings 15:27
Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Baasha, a military commander from the tribe of Issachar, acts against King Nadab while the Israelite army besieges the Philistine city of Gibbethon.
The words — וַ/יִּקְשֹׁ֨ר (va/i.yik.Shor) translates to "and he conspired," and וַ/יַּכֵּ֣/הוּ (va/i.ya.Ke./hu) means "and he struck him down."
The thread — The location Gibbethon appears in Joshua 19:44 and 21:23 as part of the tribal and Levitical land allotments. The coup directly fulfills the prophecy in 1 Kings 14:14 that the LORD would raise a king to cut off the house of Jeroboam.
Why it lands — The text records a calculated political murder without moral commentary, requiring the reader to trace how covenant promises unfold through human treachery and military reality.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
Cross-references
- Joshua 19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- Joshua 21:23 From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
- 1 Kings 14:14 Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
- 1 Kings 16:15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- 1 Kings 15:16 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
- 1 Kings 16:9 However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
- 1 Kings 16:17 Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
- 2 Kings 12:20 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.